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RAS participates in the filming of a French-German TV
programme
A
French journalist from ARTE, a French-German TV channel, invited RAS to
be featured in a daily programme about the environment called “GlobalMag”.
The feature aimed to showcase about the protection of the environment and
cleanliness in Singapore and RAS was invited for its active role in promoting
 better
restrooms in Singapore. A segment of the programme includes an interview
session with Mr John Loh, our key person for the Happy Toilet Programme,
about the Happy Toilet assessment. A tour of 5-star Happy Toilets and a
school talk was also conducted.
Owing
to the strong support from two toilet owners and a school, the filming
was scheduled on 13th April. It commenced at a 5-star Happy Toilet of the
Mayflower Market & Food Centre in Ang Mo Kio where John conducted a
Happy Toilet assessment. After which the camera crew was treated to a
live assembly talk session conducted for students by Mr Sanjay Balan, our
key person for the school education programme, at the Dunman High School.
The filming wrapped up at the Night Safari where the crew was invited to
tour the 5-star Happy Toilet which was also the award recipient of the
Best Happy Toilet of the Year 2010. The feature is slated to be broadcasted
in September.
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RAS
collaborates with the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) for the
first time
ITE
College East launched its +ACT (Positive Action for the Care of Toilets)
campaign on 24th May for the first time with RAS coming onboard to
conduct a 'Hygiene Awareness & Social Etiquette' talk for the ITE
students. RAS also set up its Learning Pavilion at the campus together
with the +ACT photo exhibition which displayed current state of toilets at
the campus. Before the launch, RAS had shared tips with ITE on projects
and activities which its student ambassadors can effectively undertake
and embark on.
The
two-year campaign, which was officially launched by Mr Eden Liew, Principal
of the college, aimed to heighten awareness amongst the students to act
positively in caring for the restroom environment. It was launched to
address the perennial problems faced by the college over  the
years in rectifying numerous incidents of its toilet facilities damaged
and dirtied by acts of vandalism and inconsideration respectively. During
the two-year period, catchy slogans and colourful collaterals such as
educational posters, stickers and banners will be strategically displayed
to remind students to act responsibly.
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RAS extends
awareness campaign to Orchard Central
RAS
commemorated Action for Earth Affair 2011 with a week-long exhibition at
Orchard Central from the 16th to the 21st of May. The affair, organised
in collaboration with the Hemisphere Foundation, aimed to create
awareness about daily environmental issues like recycling and
conservation. During the week-long event, the RAS Learning Pavilion
tracking the developments of restrooms in Singapore and our growth were
put on display. Loo Quest, a game originally initiated by us, was also
played to interact with the public and increase awareness about hygiene
in our most ‘sacred’ place.
Attractive
prizes of bathroom accessories worth more than $800 were sponsored by
Crizto for a toilet photo competition while Initial Hygiene  sponsored
hand sanitizers for the event. The
event was also supported by a number of high profile Singaporean leaders
including Dr Amy Khor, who was then the Minister of State for the
Environment and Water Resources, personally came to visit the exhibition.
Mdm Cynthia Phua, Grassroots advisor to Aljunied GRC extended her support
by being the Guest of Honour for the event.
Article
contributed by RAS volunteer Ms Angela Anthony
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RAS conducts
talk and training sessions for logistic personnel
On
24th and 25th May, RAS conducted three talk and training sessions for a
total of about 60 employees from the SKF Logistics Services for the first
time. Two sessions were conducted in English and the other in Chinese to
better cater to the language preference of the participants. The session
consisted of two sections namely a talk and training. The talk covered
topics on social graciousness, restroom etiquette and hygiene practices
while the  training
equipped participants with useful knowledge and practical skills to
inspect the restroom cleanliness based on a checklist used for the assessment of Happy Toilets.
Apart
from the talk and training, participants also completed our annual survey
on restroom cleanliness. After the sessions, educational posters were
also distributed to SKF for display in its restrooms to reinforce the
topics covered during the talk. RAS is pleased to see participants from
the logistics profession coming in as a new addition to our existing list
of diversified participants from the facilities management, construction
food and beverage profession.
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RAS reaches
out to youths at the Youth for the Environment Day
In
the early morning of 23rd April, at the invitation of the National
Environment Agency (NEA), RAS set up an exhibition booth in conjunction
with a mass beach cleanup activity at East Coast Park to commemorate the Youth
for the Environment Day (Y4E Day). NEA successfully garnered the support
and participation of more than 800 participants from 14 schools and 3
companies for this mass beach  clean
up activity. RAS not only showcased its current environmental programmes
and initiatives but also provided a live platform for participants to pen
down their feedback and comments.
Mr
Lim Biow Chuan, who was then the Grassroots Advisor and Member of the
Parliament for the Marine Parade GRC, graced the event under the company
of Mr Andrew Tan, the Chief Executive Officer of NEA. Both took the lead
to scout the beach for litter after flagging off the participants. Y4E
Day is an initiative by the NEA with the objective of encouraging young
Singaporeans to take ownership of the environment by safeguarding, nurturing
and cherishing it for present and future generations. It was launched on 20th
April in conjunction with the 2011 EcoFriend Awards.
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